Lovely crafting with lovely people

One of my favourite ways to spend my time.

This week I had the chance to catch up with the lovely Cathy at my place for a day of fabric chat, eating and stitching. We made a bit of a mess ...

Played with quilts ...

And took a silly DIY photo ...

Cathy brought along a very old WIP that she is now madly trying to finish ...

And a newer one too ...

I am so in awe of this woman's talent. Very pleased to be able to call her a friend.

During our crafting session, I managed to finish up a WIP of my own. I'll save that for another post but here's a sneaky peak ...

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Andi xx

My creative space

End of year teacher gifts. Check!

More creative peeps over here.

Andi x

Inspired

Last week I got to have a catch-up with this wonderful lady. Turns out she's as lovely as she is talented. I really enjoyed our chat and was totally inspired by these .....

... which I got to see IN THE FLESH!!!
The detail in the cushions is exquisite. The quilting so beautiful!

According to Kellie, "it's really easy".
So, inspired by her confidence in me, I went home and had a little try.

I ended up with this little cushion ...


It is my first attempt at 'trapunto' which wasn't so hard after hearing how Kellie does it.

This is the back ...


.... and here is a shot with my hand so you can see that it is rather small.


A lot more practice is needed but I'm enjoying the learning process.

And to top it all off, I got to meet this little man too ....


What a sweetie! I just wanted to bundle him up and take him home!

Until next time, keep practicing. I will!!

Andi :-)